#february2020mccqe1
The pregnant mother of a 6-year-old son with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is very worried that her female fetus will have the disease. The father and mother are clinically normal. Which of the following is true about her baby?
(A) The baby has a 25% chance of clinical disease
(B) The baby has a 50% chance of being a carrier
(C) The baby has a 50% chance of clinical disease
(D) The baby will be a carrier
(E) The baby will have clinical disease
The pregnant mother of a 6-year-old son with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is very worried that her female fetus will have the disease. The father and mother are clinically normal. Which of the following is true about her baby?
(A) The baby has a 25% chance of clinical disease
(B) The baby has a 50% chance of being a carrier
(C) The baby has a 50% chance of clinical disease
(D) The baby will be a carrier
(E) The baby will have clinical disease
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